A Blue Alert has been issued for a 33-year-old man police say shot a law enforcement officer multiple times in the Texas Panhandle.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 33-year-old Seth Altman.
According to DPS officials, Altman is white, 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 220 pounds. He has red or auburn hair and was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt and blue jeans.
DPS officials said Altman was last seen on foot at about 11:04 p.m. on Thursday in the 200 block of South 4th Street, headed toward U.S. Highway 287 in the Hall County town of Memphis, Texas.
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Altman is believed to be armed and dangerous, officials said. Anyone who sees him should not approach him and instead call 911.
The injured officer was taken by air ambulance to a hospital in Amarillo. The officer's current condition is not known.
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Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Hall County Sheriff’s Office at 806-259-2636.
TEXAS STATEWIDE ALERT PROGRAMS
There are eight kinds of alerts that can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. They are listed below with links to a page with more information.
- Active Shooter Alert
- AMBER Alert
- Blue Alert
- Silver Alert
- CLEAR Alert
- Camo Alert (no longer operational)
- Endangered Missing Person Alert
- Power Outage Alert
